David Arthur Evans (February 10, 1915 - December 14, 1989) was a

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politician, who represented the electoral district of

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in the

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from 1960 to 1977 as a Conservative member.

Background

Evans was a salesman who owned a restaurant, a bakery, a clothing store and an apartment building. He was married to Audrey Myrtle Kerr (Died April 29, 1981), they had 4 children. Later to Eileen Alfreda Dixon, daughter of Roy Alfred Dixon and Beatrice Louisa Crumbie.

Politics

Evans was Mayor of

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and Warden of Simcoe County. In 1960 he was elected to the

in a by-election. He was re-elected in the elections in 1963, 1967, 1971 and 1975. He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy (1974) and to the Minister of Transportation and Communications. He retired from politics in 1977.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, David Arthur 1915 births 1989 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario People from Bradford West Gwillimbury 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario